Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-19
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eni The object Of more nouaenaical taik
than any other man 10 Amerioa. Fool
ssh men and foolish women vie with
each other In saying absurd things con
essnlpe him. The PHILADELPHIA Prsss
rsesntIy contained number Of inter
views With formeF pArishioneFs Of the
ex.pFiest, and the general feeling which
shey svines Il ons Of sueh silly adula-
tion a. 10 turn sway many whose sym
paahiss might Otherwise be extended 10
The dsposed priest. and his supporters.
For Instance, Miss Khts Murphy. one Of
the paFishioneFs Of 81. Stephens, said
among other things; II believe Dr..
McGIyun e tbe nsxs best man 10 Jesus
Christ that ever came 10 this earth.
His teachings are sxaetly The same as
Our saviouE's we're when be vas on
earth"
New, ~ q matter Of fact, DR.. Nc
0lynn has never said anything OF done
anything 10 entitle him 10 such an TN
heard % encominm, even from q
thougaliess and enthusiastic Young
lady. He is simply an q priest With q
record which is not altogether above
FerFoaeh. He vas carried away BY the
plausible bat shallow arguments Of
Henry George and identified himself
pEoniusBtly With q political movement
10 behalf Of that self. styled philosopher.
He was warned against this political
activity ~ the Archbishop whose sub
ordinate be vas. he paid no attention
10 The warning. A short time Afterwards
he was Summoned 10 Rome 10 explain
the new doctrine with which his name
had become 20 prominently Identified.
He disFegarded the summons, and vhsn
IL vas repeated IN more forcible Ian
Ruags be began 30 assail bis eeelesias-
teal sopefiors 10 public IN . manner
that vas neither diRnifed nor wise. His
exoommanicaiion followed a. q matter
OF course, and be has since been indus-
tFiously posing as martyr in the cause
Of humanity.
The recommendation Of DR.. Nc
0lynn vas net aimed against bis free
dom - an American citizen, as bis sup
poFsers voald have The pablis believe.
He vas rot sxeommunicated on 90
eoant Of his belief. lie vas not ex-
communicated because be vas the
friend and supporter Of Henry George.
His sxsom@uuioAiion vas purely be.
eaass Of his refusal 10 80 10 Rome IN
response 70 q summons, which. IS q
priest Of the Roman Catholic church,
he vas bouad 10 obey. II was, there.
fore, simply matter Of discipline. AZ
priest be bad assumed certain duties
and oblieatioss In ssFtain matters be |
vas bsond 10 s1bui, 10 The commands
Of bic sOpeTiors. He recessed this sab |
mission aud withheld the obedience |
whieh be bad promised. Certainly, IN
der such circumstances, the conneetIon |
between Dr.. MeGiynn and The church
must be severed DIR. MeGlynn failed 1
" 9NNNA NaaN S@8ANSAtaas AAa tbt AliN Il
thing lsft was foE ise oharsh 10 DO so.
u expelled him from ~ ranks precisely
- he woald have been expelled By any
secret society or political Organization
whose Discipline be had disregardsd in
= similar manner. His sxcommunica-
tion does net eartaii bic freedom Of ae-
tioa a. an AUesican citiEsn. ca The
contrary, be is more free than ever 10
speak and set ss be chooses. He has
simply been declared no longer = rasn-
her Of the Catholic church, and this
declaration vas made because be had
refused &c obey bis supsTsoEs and re-
vslted against The discipline Of tie
ehufeh
saeh is The story Of pF, MeGlyun's
qaarrel With ROue, and II there ia 10 il
anythinS either heroic or honosahle. u
does net appear en- the suFfass. DE-.
Ae0iynn htmseif SEEMED 10 have
reached The b, tehi Il astsnw rsiou uAen
be compared himssit 9Th Calico. To
declare him sseond oaly 10 the SaviouF
Of mAnAiDd. ~ Miss Merrhy hes aons.
" little short % the raskess hlAsphemy.